375th Auction

"DANEMARCK PAR HAMBOURG", double line marking on entire printed business circular dated 1.1.1848, privately carried to Copenhagen and posted here with greenish "KJØBENHAVEN 3 1 1848" via Hamburg and France to Porto with blue handstamp "480" (reis), 40 reis inland postage added and a total of "520" reis due

"D'ANGLETERRE", two covers from London to Genoa, fine

"D / blason / B" faint struck on two folded letters to Lille resp. Bruxelles, in addition to covers endorsed "de basle", scarce

"DE LYON" black straight-line on folded letter to Turin, in addition folded letter from St. Quentin to Treviso, fine

"DE PROVENACE" good strike on small folded letter from Nizza, signed Pothion, fine

"DE TURIN", struck on two covers from 1750 and 1756, in addition one cover from "TURIN" to Montpellier, fine

"Diretto Pontificio" handwritten and as ornamental straight-line cancel on two folded letters, both re-addressed, fine

"DIRETTO TOSCANO L" red straight-line on folded letter to Florence, and same mark in black on franked cover to Paris, both re-addressed to resp. Paris resp. Torino, a nice pair, the franked cover a little unfresh, otherwise fine

"D. SICILES S.E.-MARSEILLE 5 NOV 67" in blue on unpaid envelope from Naples endorsed "Col Vapore Capri - Via Marsiglia" to Wellington, fine

"E. PONT 1. S.E. MARSEILLE 15 AOUT 61" in blue on folded letter from Rome endorsed "Via Mare Vapore Neapolitano" to London, a little unfresh, in the folds partly separated, otherwise fine

"F.*56" and "GB/1F." on cover without dispatch mark to Genua, taxed with "10" decimes with Italy postage due 1 l. applied, cancelled "GENOVA 17 NOV 70"

"F.AVPONT" in black, struck on folded lettersheet to Rome, and handwritten "franc au pont" on folded letter from Annecy to Lyon, fine

"JAC. LUD. BRUHNS & SOHN LÜBECK" blue oval forwarding agent mark with manuscript date "6 März 56' on reverse of entire letter from Lovisa, Finland via "LUEBECK 6/3" to London, file folds

"NONFRANCATO", boxed red marking clear on small envelope from "ROMA 28 MAG 75" to New York with arrival mark on front, somewhat creased

"OESTERR: JITALIEN" großer Ovalstempel auf Faltbrief (1848) von Mailand via Berlin und Stralsund nach Stockholm, ein sehr schöner und attraktiver Brief mit dem seltenen Stempel

"P39.", boxed marking on unpaid entire letter from Copenhagen with duplex "181 / SJ.JB.P.SP.B. 4/5" (1866) to Bordeaux, on reverse blue "1½ a.P." with matching railway mark "LÜBECK/LAUENBURG"

"P.A." in red on part-paid cover from "CALUSO" to Augsburg, in addition unpaid lettersheet from Genoa to Offenbach, fine (vdL. 2121)

"P.A." used instead of "PD" cancel in red on completly paid cover from "IVREA" to Augsburg, fine (vdL. 2121)

"P.F.S" in red resp. in black with adjacent "VIA DI Pt. BEAUVOISIN" on two folded letters, each sent to Trento, fine (vdL 2209)

"R.4 / DAENNEMARK" on entire letter from Frederikshald 1804 via Hamburg to Bordeaux, partpaid to Hamburg and charged "19" decimes at Bordeaux

"SCHIFFS BRIEF-POST HAMBURG 5 NOV 1846" on front of entire letter from Lübeck to London, showing on reverse blue "HULL SHIP-LETTER"

"Ueber Dänemark" in black on lettersheet with paper covered seal of the council of Lübeck to Stockholm, partpaid to Hamburg with 2 rigsdaler Banco

"Via del Moncenisio" black straight-line on unpaid envelope from Florence to Brussels, fine

"VIA di BRONI" straight-line on two folded letters to Arena resp Genoa, in addition two other covers from Lucca, fine

"Via di Junquera" black straight-line on folded lettersheet franked with Spain Hispania 200m. brown from "TARRAGONA 1 AUG" to Rome, a scarce mark, fine

"VOYE DE MER PAR MARSEILLE" (touched up) black two-line on folded letter from Livorno to Marseille, with straight-line "TOSCANE" alongside, 

"6½" und "A.5." auf nicht ganz kpl. Faltbrief von "WIEN 28/12" nach Neapel

1909, Coat of Arms 1 ab. pal ultramarine tied by oval arabic cancel to reverse to envelope with India King Edward VII. 1/2 a. green cancelled "CHAMAN 30.HAN.14", envelope with small faults and creases

1909, Coat of Arms 1 ab. ultramarine tied by oval arabic cancel to reverse to envelope with India King Edward VII. 1/2 a. green cancelled "CHAMAN 2.MA.09", envelope shortened at left, otherwise fine

1878, 3 ca. red with small and wide margin, used, the latter one with black "CUSTOMS CHINKIANG"

1885, Small Dragon 3 ca., horizontal gutter strip of 3 with Shanghai oval seal marking, very fine

3 ca. with blue seal mark on piece of mourning cover with Germany 1889/1900, 20 pf. blue, scarce combination

2 c. red, vertical stripe of 5 tied by PO Tombstone to cover via French post office “SHANG-HAI CHINE 8.AUOT.02” and Yokohama to Toronto, Canada with arrival mark, cover vertical folded, rare destination  

1921, Airmail 15-90 c. and reverse Junk 2 c. on 3 c. block on four on first flight registered cover from “PEHTAIHO BEACH 27.8.23” to Shanghai with arrival mark on front  

1915, Postcard Junk 1 c. green with additional franking ½ c., with violet roller dater from Tientsin 1920 to Hankow with transit and arrival marks (HAN 12)

1911, Surcharge issue 3 p. on 1 c.- 2 r. on 2 $ cpl., unused with large part original gum, fine and fresh